The Rosa Lee Carter Register - LCPS

The Rosa Lee Carter Register

September 2017

43330 Loudoun Reserve Drive, Ashburn, Virginia 20148 Phone: 703.957.4490 Attendance Line: 703.957.4491

http://www.lcps.org/carter

September Calendar

● 9/4 Labor Day:

No School

● 9/5 Moveable

Monday Schedule

● 9/8 PTO Back to

School BINGO

● 9/11 PTO General

Meeting

● Web Calendar

Dear Rosa Lee Carter Families,

I want to welcome all our students back for another rewarding school year at Rosa Lee Carter. We look forward to an exciting year as we build upon our present initiatives such as Project Based Learning, STEM, BYOT, Response to Interventions and Personalized Learning.

We are thrilled to announce that Rosa Lee Carter has been selected to receive the 2016-2017 Virginia Index of Performance Board of educa-tion Excellence Award. A school receives this distinguished award for being fully accredited and for making significant progress toward edu-cational goals established by the Board of Education and the governor.

Rosa Lee Carter’s students continue to excel with Virginia Standards of Learning. This is due to a strong commitment from our staff for excel-lence and our families unwavering dedication to education. Truly, the success of our students is due to our partnership.

Teachers are working diligently to teach routines and expectations these first few weeks of school. We ask that you reinforce our expectations at home, as you converse with your children about the day’s events.

Classroom teachers will be sending home weekly updates as to communi-cate not only behavior expectations but also academic work assigned for your student.

We look forward to a very productive year and please know I am here to not only serve our students but the community as a whole.

We wish your child the very best this year.

Warm regards,

Principal Ann Y. Hines


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The Rosa Lee Carter Register September 2017

Absentee Phone Line And Absentee Email

If your child is absent for any reason, please make sure to call the Rosa Lee Carter

Absentee Phone Line, (703) 957-4491. If possible, please call before 7:30 am. Also,

please call the absentee number if your child will be tardy that day to prevent a

phone call having to be made home. The absentee phone line is available for your

use 24 hours a day, everyday. You may also use our absentee email: RLC-

[email protected]. The email link is also located at the bottom of our main web

page.

For those of you whom I have not met, I would like to introduce myself. My name is

Ciara Whitaker, and I am the Health Clinic Specialist for Rosa Lee Carter Elemen-

tary School. I will be working closely with our LCPS Resource Nurse, Ms. Vicki Heilig.

The Health Clinic office hours are from 7:30 am until 3:00 pm.

If your child requires medication at school, the medication forms are available on

the Student Health Services web page . A parent or guardian must deliver any

medication (prescription or non-prescription including cough drops) to the school

office or health office. Students may not transport any medication to or from

school.

If your child has a health condition that you would like to discuss with me, my email

in [email protected] and my phone number is 703-957-4490. If you need to

reach out to our school Resource Nurse, her email is [email protected] and

her phone number is 571-252-1228. I look forward to working with you and your

child throughout the school year.


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Welcome back! In late August and all of September, the PE program at

Rosa Lee Carter Elementary School is going to emphasize rules/procedures, loco-

motor movements, throwing/catching, cooperation activities and the five

components of fitness along with the five intensity levels. The fourth and fifth

graders will participate in the Fitness-gram testing program. We believe as a PE

department that the process of participating regularly in a physically active lifestyle

will lead to personal enjoyment, challenge, satisfaction, and a healthy mind and

body. We will emphasize to our students to give their very best effort and show

good sportsmanship in all they do in PE class.

Physical Education

Welcome Back Coyotes! We are so excited to welcome everyone back into the

music room for another fun-filled year! We would like to give a warm coyote wel-

come to our newest team member, Mrs. Cox. She has filled the roll of Mrs. Hardy for

this school year and we are so excited to have her! This year we are planning on

some more fantastic shows for each grade level, as well as, creating compositions,

learning about new composers and playing a wide array of instruments! Our first

show this year will be for all grades, K-5. We will be working hard these next few

months on our Veterans Day program! Grades 3-5 will be performing our first show

in the morning and grades K-2 will be performing in the afternoon! We will be send-

ing out more information soon! We can’t wait to see you soon!

Music

Hello everyone! This year your child will either Mrs. Solazzo or Mrs. Melvin, who is

going to be the long-term sub. Mrs. Melvin holds a bachelor’s degree from

Appalachia University in Graphic Design. Please refer to the website under the art

tab for upcoming events, first quarter plans, information about yearbook covers

and the after school art club, as well as any other information about the art

Program at Rosa Lee Carter. Please be sure to take note of the day your child has

art and dress them appropriately.

Art






Welcome back to a new school year! We hope your children are excited about

returning to school. This is Ms. Sherline’s first year at Rosa Lee Carter and Mr. Hak is

back for his 8th school year here.

Starting in September, we will have lunch bunches with students new to Rosa Lee

Carter. Mr. Hak and Ms. Sherline will visit each classroom and teach lessons on

respect, listening, and manners during the month of September.

Additionally, we meet with children individually and in groups to help foster

leadership, develop anger management skills, help students deal with loss, family

concerns, and teamwork. Our focus is on three domains: academic, career, and the

personal/social development of every student.

Here’s to a wonderful 2017-2018 School Year!

Your Counselors,

Mr. Hak and Ms. Sherline

Counselor’s Corner

The beginning of a new school year is such an exciting time with so much for

students and parents to learn! If you are interested in learning more about the gifted

education program, please attend an upcoming Gifted Information Night session.

During these sessions, gifted education resource teachers will share information

about the gifted program services available in the district, the gifted identification

process, and important referral deadlines. Gifted Information Night dates and

locations will be posted on our school’s SEARCH webpage and on the LCPS Gifted

and Talented webpage. You are encouraged to check these webpages

periodically throughout the year for important information updates.

I am looking forward to working with your children during their SEARCH classes this

year! If you have any questions concerning the gifted program, please feel free to

contact me at [email protected].

SEARCH







GREETINGS FROM THE LIBRARY!

We are so excited to have our students back in the library again. Hopefully they

had a fun and relaxing summer and are energized for the new school year.

Students in Grades K-2 will visit the library weekly for story times, lessons, and book

checkout. Students in Grades 3-5 will visit the library weekly with their class to check

out books, but they will also have the opportunity to come to the library individually

anytime during the week to check out new books when needed. In addition, our

upper grade students will use the library throughout the year for assistance with

research, class assignments, projects, technology use, STEM lessons, and more.

Follow us on Twitter to find out the latest happenings in the library @RLC_Library!

If any parents or guardians are looking for volunteer opportunities within our school,

we would ask you to consider donating an hour or two of your time to assisting us in

the library with shelving books and other needed tasks. We would be extremely

grateful for any time you could give us, but we have a particular need for

volunteers on Fridays. If you might be interested, please contact Mrs. Boettke at

[email protected] for more information. No experience necessary!

Mrs. Boettke and Mrs. Goldberg

Library

LCPSGO provides easy access to LCPS web applications and instant access to files

stored at school or in the cloud.

Students in grades two through five will be creating strong passwords for their LCPS

Go account. Please talk with your student about setting the password recovery

email address or cell phone so you may assist your student if he/she forgets the

LCPS Go password.

Your student will need to log in to LCPS Go.

Click on the down arrow next to the circle and choose My Profile.

Click on and follow directions for recovery email or mobile

phone.

Technology


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common The Loudoun county Public Schools Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)

works with the school board, Administrators, Parents, and Teachers who are

responsible for students receiving special education services.

SEAC helps you understand how to work with LCPS and your school to meet the

special education needs of your child. SEAC monthly meetings address issues of

importance to the SPED community. Issues are raised by parents, teachers,

administrators and others through a public comment process. Meetings also

include presentations intended to provide a forum to identify, discuss and share

information pertaining to areas of need and progress for the SPED community.

By attending meetings, you:

• Receive information to assist you in becoming a partner in

your student’s education;

• Network with other parents of students with disabilities, as well

as education professionals to gain information and support; and

• Offer input to help inform the policy and program decisions in

the continuous improvement of special education and other

related services in Loudoun County.

S.E.A.C.

Your PTO would like to invite you to our annual Back to School Bingo

Night on Friday, September 8th at 6:30pm. We are looking forward to

seeing all of our Rosa Lee Carter families at this event. Please visit our

website (www.rlcpto.org) for additional information.

We also would like to encourage families to register for our PTO family membership. With

this membership you will receive school and PTO related news about events and initiatives

as well as notifications in regards to volunteer opportunities. Please visit our website

(www.rlcpto.org) and click on the membership tab to complete your membership

registration. We have various levels of membership (from no cost to $30) to meet the

needs of each family. All donations made to the PTO for membership go directly back to

the school in the form of programs and events funded by the PTO.

We thank you for your support!

PTO


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The Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee (MSAAC) is tasked to:

Advise the local school system of the educational and cultural needs of the minority student.

Cultivate an equitable educational experience for all students that will positively impact achievement gaps.

Submit periodic reports and recommendations on how to improve the minority students' educational experience

Create a forum of safe and respectful communication between parents, teachers and administrators.

Help parents and educators collectively understand the importance of nurturing a climate of cultural sensitivity in an academic/social environment that is increasing in diversity each year. Facilitate an environment where teachers and parents can recognize, honor and teach when differences exist. MSAAC is comprised of one delegate from every school within Loudoun County Public Schools. Supporters of MSAAC also include parents, educators, administrators, business representatives and other interested community groups. MSAAC is dedicated to further the academic, social and cultural development of every student and

to ensure that the needs of all minority students are met. MSAAC is committed to developing school cultures that create a learning environment where every minority student is afforded the opportunity to achieve their full potential and is recognized as an integral member of the student body.

MSAAC


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